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  • Introduced
    Apr 27, 2023
  • Passed Senate
    May 31, 2023
  • Passed House
    May 31, 2023
  • Signed into Law
    May 31, 2023
SB 261
Alabama Senate Bill
Relating to public contracts; to prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts with companies that boycott businesses because the business engages in certain sectors or does not meet certain environmental or corporate governance standards or does not facilitate certain activities; to provide that no company in the state shall be required by a governmental entity, nor penalized by a governmental entity for declining to engage in economic boycotts or other actions that further social, political, or ideological interests; to require the Attorney General to take actions to prevent federal laws or actions from penalizing, inflicting harm on, limiting commercial relations with, or changing or limiting the activities of companies or residents of the state based on the furtherance of economic boycott criteria; and to authorize the Attorney General to investigate and enforce this act; and to provide definitions.
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executive • May 31, 2023: Enacted

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  • May 31, 2023 | executive
    • Enacted
  • May 31, 2023 | Senate
    • Enrolled
  • May 31, 2023 | House
    • On Third Reading in Second House
    • Read a Third Time and Pass
    • Ready to Enroll
  • May 24, 2023 | House
    • Reported Favorably (Financial Services)
    • Reported Out of Committee in Second House
    • Read Second Time in Second House
  • May 23, 2023 | House
    • Referred to Committee (Financial Services)
  • May 23, 2023 | Senate
    • Read First Time in Second House
  • May 18, 2023 | Senate
    • On Third Reading in House of Origin
    • Adopt 4QGDRI-1
    • Adopt RXF4NN-1
    • Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
  • May 18, 2023 | legislature
    • BIR812 for SB261, Passed by House of Origin
  • May 11, 2023 | Senate
    • Read Second Time in House of Origin
  • May 10, 2023 | Senate
    • AMD/SUB 4QGDRI-1 (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
    • Reported Favorably (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
    • Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
  • Apr 27, 2023 | Senate
    • Read First Time in House of Origin
    • Introduced and Referred (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)